17. You bought a boxed version of
Diplomacy because it has maps and the Paradox logo, with no idea what Diplomacy the boardgame is, nor anyone to possibly play with.
Diplomacy the board game is awesome. I've nearly lost friendships because of it.
(And yes, that is a sign of it being awesome)
28. You remember when the Pope converted to Sunni Islam and then proceeded to excommunicate you, a fellow Sunni.
29. You spent a fair amount of time figuring out how to convert the Pope to Islam.
30. You have explored the alternate history of the Ottomans becoming a Greek Orthodox nation and attempting to align with the Byzantines, despite the latter's disdain.
31. You know what badboy is.
32. You think that Reactionary and Communist governments would've been best in the late 1800s since they let you get a head start on the radio and auto industries.
33. You know who Andreas Waldentoft is, even if you aren't sure how to spell his name.
34. You know why Land Tech 18 is so important in EU3, and never forget what tech level it is.
35. You are personally responsible for introducing one of your real life friends to Paradox games, with them consequently having spent more than 200 hours of their time in the past 6 months playing the game. You've played more yourself (at least cumulatively), of course.
And a few more:
36. You kept trying New World nations in EU3 until you finally succeeded at surviving as one, even if it did take many tries.
37. You are now instinctively against Austria in any game, because somehow they almost always become one of your arch-nemeses in EU.
38. You question whether to build too many ships because you've seen 100 ships lose to 5 ships due to stacking penalties.
39. There are multiple Paradox games that you've put considerable time into, but still really don't understand at all. And yes, you have read the manual and the wikis.
